FactoStack vs Tally: What Goes Where?

If you run a small factory in India, you likely use Tally for accounting and GST. FactoStack doesn't replace Tally — it sits alongside it and handles everything that happens before the numbers hit your books: quotes, orders, production, inventory, and invoices. Once a transaction is final, it flows into Tally via XML export or our one-click sync.

Operations vs Accounting

Tally is for: Final books, GST returns, GSTR, balance sheet, compliance. It answers "what did we sell and at what tax?"

FactoStack is for: Day-to-day operations. Which orders are open, what's on the shop floor, what's in stock, what to reorder, and what to bill. It answers "what's the status right now?"

Keeping operations in FactoStack and finance in Tally means your CA gets clean, consistent data and you get a single place to run the factory.

How Data Flows

1. Quotes & orders — Created and tracked in FactoStack.
2. Production & inventory — Updated in FactoStack as work happens.
3. Invoicing — Generated in FactoStack with correct GST, then exported to Tally (XML or direct sync).
4. Tally — Receives final vouchers; no duplicate entry of operational detail.

So you enter once in FactoStack, and Tally stays the source of truth for accounting and compliance.

When to Use Which

• Use FactoStack for: Customer quotes, order status, production planning, stock levels, reorder points, job cards, quality checks, vendor POs, and generating GST-ready invoices.
• Use Tally for: Recording final sales/purchases, bank reconciliation, GSTR filing, financial reports, and everything your CA needs.

Bottom Line

Think of FactoStack as the front office and shop floor; Tally as the back office. Together they give you full visibility and full compliance without double entry or Excel in between.